Policing Communications Data

Privacy, Surveillance, and Policy
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-56792-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice

The question of how technologies are used in our criminal justice system and what that means for individuals’ fundamental rights, has become a key issue which government, civil society, academia, and industry are all seeking to address. In recent years, we have seen an exponential growth in the use of technologically facilitated methods in every step of the justice process. Nowhere is the expansion of technology more apparent than in the realm of policing wherein the data derived from individuals’ everyday interactions is being mobilised as an investigative tool. Focusing on communications data which relates to the who, where, how, and when of our communications, this book examines the impact of the development of technologies, and the laws which facilitate them, on our right to privacy.

Law enforcement’s ability to use this data is governed by the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA).This book argues that communications data governed by the IPA needs to be understood as an element of a larger system which is comprised of social, technical, and legal elements, each of which plays a key role, and which must be incorporated into the design of new legislative interventions in order to ensure fundamental rights are protected. It is only through doing so that the norms we ascribe to our data can be properly incorporated within the law. As technological capabilities expand and law enforcement powers increase, the frameworks which govern these activities must be scrutinised. This book presents several recommendations for the effective regulation of technologies which aim to speak to both the needs of law enforcement and to the protection of human rights.

This book will therefore be of interest to scholars of criminology, law, technology studies, and all those working at the intersection of technology law and safeguarding of human rights.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holmes, Allison M

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Medienrecht Telekommunikationsrecht, IT-Recht, Internetrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Ethische Themen & Debatten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Allgemeines Informationsrecht, Datenschutzrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Polizei
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Locating Privacy within Communications Technologies 2. Communications Data and the Investigatory Powers Act 3. Oversight and Accountability in the use of Communications Data 4. The Changing Nature of Privacy 5. Public Authorities versus Private Actors: The Role of Communications Service Providers 6. The ‘Serious Crime’ Threshold and Communications Data 7. Expanding the Uses of Data: Risks and Reform 8. Incorporating the Individual 9. Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions

Über Autor(innen)

Allison M Holmes is an Assistant Professor in law at the University of Birmingham. Her research sits at the intersection of law, technology, and criminal justice. Her work focuses on the incorporation of technologies into the investigative and trial processes, exploring the legal, social, and ethical challenges this presents.